Tesla Model X

January 16, 2013 |Houston Chronicle Web Staff

Tesla showed off its Model X at the Detroit auto show. The crossover blends elements of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan. The automaker hopes to begin delivering the SUV in 2014.

Inhabitat, Flickr

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Tesla showed off its Model X at the Detroit auto show. The crossover blends elements of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan. The automaker hopes to begin delivering the SUV in 2014. (Photo: Inhabitat, Flickr)

Tesla showed off its Model X at the Detroit auto show. The crossover blends elements of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan. The automaker hopes to begin delivering the SUV in 2014. (Photo: Inhabitat, Flickr)